Can Joey come out and play? There was a Joey Galloway sighting Monday. ...more

August 26, 2008

It has been a most unsettling summer for Jeff Garcia, and nothing happened Saturday night to change one bit of that. ...more

August 24, 2008

The time was 7:34 p.m. In the deafening bedlam that is Bucs-Jaguars preseason football, Jon Gruden turned to Jeff Garcia, at last, and told him to run the offense. ...more

August 23, 2008

One look at the calendar suggests Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia has a lot more to contend with tonight than the Jacksonville Jaguars' pass rush. ...more

August 23, 2008

With the start of the regular season only 16 days away, the timing between QB Jeff Garcia and WR Joey Galloway couldn't be worse. ...more

August 22, 2008

The Bucs just can't seem to get whole. On the day receiver Joey Galloway, quarterback Jeff Garcia and under tackle Jovan Haye returned to practice, the Bucs learned they might have to start the season without right guard Davin Joseph. ...more

August 20, 2008

Keep in mind that the Bucs beat the Patriots during the preseason last year, too. But that was with Jeff Garcia starting at quarterback and Joey Galloway in the lineup at receiver. ...more

August 18, 2008

Splitting Hairs With Joey Galloway strapped to the sideline by a nagging groin strain, the Bucs have been working Antonio Bryant out at split end. They're working other players there as well, but Bryant is the one who bears watching tonight. Bryant is fast emerging as a starting-caliber candidate, and he could alleviate a lot of concern about Galloway's health and readiness for the regular season if he can work this spot effectively. The Bucs offense desperately needs a speedy receiver to clear out the middle of the field for its flanker, tight end and backs, so the split end is a key component. No one expects Bryant to unseat Galloway as the starter, but if Bryant can make some catches at this spot it will go a long way toward filling a need the Bucs have been looking to fill. ...more

August 17, 2008

There was a time when Kevin Carter could enjoy the benefits of youth. Carter could eat whatever he wanted. He lifted weights for fun. His body healed quickly. Stretching was something he did because it was required. ...more

August 16, 2008

with the Packers trading QB Brett Favre to an AFC team. Even so, the Bucs spent the better part of camp flirting with Favre. Why? Well, he's Brett Favre. The worst part was that the Bucs carried on with little regard to the effect the Favre talk might have on QB Jeff Garcia. And it did have an effect. At one point, the speculation had Garcia so shaken he referred to himself as a "dead man walking." It's hard to blame him. After all, when the head coach refused to end the speculation because he felt it "wouldn't be fair to Brett Favre," it's not like he had Garcia's best interest in mind. ...more

August 15, 2008